Marking four years of Murray Crayfish releases – returning an iconic species to the lower Murray in SA

Posted at 29 Jul 2026 at 12:40h in News, Murray crayfish, Threatened Species Conservation by
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On a glorious sunny July day, NGT, together with the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board and River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation had the pleasure of undertaking the fourth year of Murray Crayfish releases into the SA reintroduction reach of the River Murray.

Two hundred adults and juveniles were released into a beautiful river stretch with fast flowing water and good habitat. The aim of these annual releases is to rebuild self-sustaining populations of Murray Crayfish back in SA, where they had been extinct for over 40 years.

You can read about our previous releases here.

An adult Murray Crayfish ready for release, with a tracking device attached
An adult Murray Crayfish with a tracking device, to monitor its movements and survival after release
A juvenile Murray Crayfish about to be released

This project is funded by the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board

Sylvia Zukowski